Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-13

lne summer with ner parents IN BdkerS-
field. Members of Post 10 are to Oh
serve Memorial Day. 49,. Mrs John Lang,
jr., is quite i'll and DR.. Flagg is attending
her...... Mrs Morgan who has spent the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. o. w.
Reynolds, has moved back to her farm in
JeHersonv lie. ....ln the case of young
Chayer, who was arraigned in County
Court last Wednesday on "a charge of in
toX cation, the case was dismissed. ......
The late Cornelius Griswold was one of
the proprietors of the Boulder Hot
Springs hotel.
Morrisville.
The third and final trial of the fire en-
gine was made on Wednesday afternoon
on the iron bridge. 1t will not be pur
chased by the committee as it now stands
The scheme of putting in fire hydrants
may be adopted. ..... The new concert
orchestra present their entertainment at
Hyde Park on Wednesday evening and at
johnson Friday evening g..... There are
but three in the graduating class at the
academy. The graduating exercise will
be held Tuesday evening, May T......C.
H. Slocum has purchased land of g. II.
Page, corner of North and Congress
streets on which he will erect residence.
......F. b. Livingstone and family have
vacated their residence and are now
boarding at the Morrisvile house. .....A
quarterly union of Lamoille county Good
Thursday. A good number were present
from the different lodges in the county
and very enjoyable and profitable occa
sion was the result. Refreshments were
served the visitors in the Congregational
church vestry opposite. Rev. w. H. An
d,erson of Stowe delivered temperance
lecture in the evening. IA second
meeting has been held to see if Morris
vile cornet band shall reOrganze and it
is now expected that the organization
will be renewed. ...... Gregg Aldrich the
man who was so roughly handled on Sun
day night is about the streets again.
He will undoubtedly make it interesting
for his assailants The G. A. r post
will observe Memorial Day with Frank
| Plumley of Northteld as orator. ....
Tickets are now on sale at the Lake road
stations at reduced rates to Burlington
and return the same day.
Arthur Cheney and his sister, Miss
Alma, have gone to Brockton, Mass The
former has position in bank, and the
latter in Il photograph gallery The
spring term of the village school closes
on Tuesday next week. $50. The interest
ing series ofyoung peoples meetings held
at the Congregational veStry for several
months closed with the meeting on Tues
day evening ...... The Arbor Day observ
ance was much more general in the village
and vicinity than ever before. a good
move in the line of setting shade trees
was made on Congress, Union and Main
streets. .. Morrisville concert orches
ira of 10 pieces was greeted with full
house at johnson on Friday evening. The
old concert band members and others met
on Saturday evening and the organization
Will be renewed.
Bristol.
The butter market Saturday was dull
Prices II to 10 cents. .... Evarts Il East
mans creamery i'll South Starksboro has
began operations, and the East Monktor
creamery Will start up next week. The
farmers who patronize these creamerie'
formerly brought their butter to this mar
ket There Is some talk of putting in
creamery at Lincoln. Should this be done
the Bristol butter market would be I
small affair. Ezekiel Hanchett is very
low aud not expected to live. ...N. II.
visit .....N +. Duushee returned from
New York last Friday ....A warning
has been posted noltying the lega
voters of the proposed village to meet il
Holley Hall, Tuesday, May II, at 1:3O p
IN. for the purpose of voting for ant
used by the 'antis" are of the ridicu
l)us order. They claim that thu
taxes under incorporation will b,
equal-some say larger-than those
of New York city and other small
cities. They have Sighted Burlington 50
! lar, DuI; perhaps, uOl lllltlllOlldllN III
new piano in Holley hall is the cause o
considerable discussion among our citl
Zeus George y. Dixie of Stowe was II
town several days the past week. go. .Th
athletic entertainment announced for las
Thursday evening did not take place, th
members of the aggregation failing to pu
i'll an appearance. ....C: T. Smltn ma
sold his stock OF goods to +. w. Nash. -.
NJ. w. Wilson made his appearance ON th
street last Wednesday for the first time il
three months. He is slowly gaining.
The selectmen have notified the citizens
of this town thaC general clearing vi
must be inaugurated at once. This is
step III the right direction, AS large pc
cent of the sickness in the village Is caused
by the filth that has been allowed to ac
emulate ... The band concert Saturia,
evening was cut short by tn
........ Rev. Mr. Tower, the new
pastor OF the Methodist church, preached
his first sermon Sunday. a large congre
CATION was present, and the remarks
OF the reverend gentleman were listened
to with close attention. Mr.. Tower mad
very favorable impression. ......C. +
Ahernethy and family have moved Il
, Weybridge for the summer ,.... Bush
| Patterson took in over 800 dozen of egg
last week This firm does an immeus
business in eggs annually. In spite o
the bad roads our hotels are dong goo'
DuSlneSS .....A ponce coufI-or ldlce-
was held Friday. The party arrested TO
being drunk was put on probation. ii
} disclosed on two local dealers. in the cas-
i of the first dealer it was shown to the sal
) sfactlon of the court that the man Al
| rested had not procured any liquor of hiI
= during the hours named in the disclosure
Having been defeated Oh the fret one tn
prosecution decided to drop the Other
Consequently the grass will not grow |
our streets this month, at least. AS Ell
4 forced in Bristol prohibition is not flat
i tering success.
, New Haven.
Rev, w. b. Hague occupied the desl
Y again last Sabbath and returned to hi
. charge in Maine on Monday .....Rev. MI
y Sargent came up from Adams, Mass, o
D Monday fora call upon his family.
J. Capt. and Mrs. Royal Wheeler, relative
OF, and for long time residing in tn
n family OF the late Hon. Il. h. Jewett {
e Buffalo, n. Y..lwere in town over Sunday
: They were east to attend the funeral O
l. Mrs Henry Collamer of Bristol, siste
4 Of Mrs. Wheeler. ,Arbor Day was OF
), served by the teacher. Miss Lizzie Wi
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